Skirt.



s. s. SENCENYBAUGH.

SKIRT. AP PLiCATION FILED SEPT- 4, I914.

Patented Oct, 3, 1916.

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SAMUEL S. SENCENBAUGH, 0F AURORA, ILLINOIS.

SKIRT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

Application filed September 4, 1914. Serial'N'o. 860,128.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. SENOEN- BA'UGH, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Aurora, Kane county, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirts, of'which the following, taken in connection with the drawings, is a description.

My invention has for its object the production of improved means for adjusting skirts or petticoats around the waistand hips of the wearer so that they will fit neatly and smoothly and without unnecessary fullness at the waist line.

A further object of my invention is to provide aconstruction of this kind which may be adjusted to'fit persons of different sizes with equal facility and one which is always ready for use and will adapt itself to different adjustments without any changes in the construction. a In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated what I now consider the preferred forms of my invention, although it is obvious the details thereof may be changed without departing from the spirit of my invention, and in these drawings- Figure l is a rear elevation of the skirt with the belt portion extended; Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with the belt closed; Fig. 3 is arear elevation of a skirt designed fora larger person, with the belt portion extended; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 with the belt portion closed; Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional detail taken through the belt;

and Fig. 6 is anenlarged detail of the back v of the waist band of the form shown in Fig. 8.

Referring to the drawings A represents the front of the skirt and A, A, the sides and back thereof. These skirts are preferably, although not necessarily, provided with a flounce B around the bottom thereof to providemore fullness if desired. 12 is a belt which may be oflthe same material as the skirt or of tape or webbing or any suitable material, preferably from one-half to three-fourths of an inch in width.

In the form of construction shown in Figs. 1 andQ, this belt'is formed of two pieces or sections, each of which is stitched along the edges thereof to the upper edge or waist line of the skirtportion. In the form of construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the belt is formed of three pieces or sec- ,tionsas hereinafter explained.- T he ends Z through to the opening-in the belt at d at the center front of the skirt.

Cis an elongated opening at the back formed at the meeting edges of the back portions A, A, of the skirt, and this open-' ing extends preferably from the belt to a point Where the flounce B is joined to the body portions A A. The side and back portions A, A forming the skirt are lapped 'over each other at the bottom thereof as shown in dotted lines at 0 This allows suflicient room for adjustment when the skirt is being put on the person and when arranged at the proper place the wearer draws the two cords c, '0 together and ties them at the front of the skirt. When the belt is thus drawn to proper position upon the wearer the opening C at the back will be closed, the sides A, A, overlapping at their edges as shownin Fig. 2, leaving the skirt entirely smooth and free from fullness at the back as has heretofore been the case. With the cords 0, 0, passed under, or between the belt and the skirt body, it holds the belt sections close to the body of the wearer entirely around the waist and there can be no sagging from the waist line of any part of the skirt.

When the skirt is to be worn by a large person, two openings C, C are provided at the back as shown in Figs. 8 and A. These openings are formed in the same way as the one described in Figs. 1 and 2, the

back panel 'D being so arranged that the edges thereof overlap the edges a, a of the sides A, A, of the garment. In this case the cords 0, o, are secured to the edges ofthe back panel D of the skirt and extend under the belt to the front of the skirt as shown,

where they are tied as in the construction illustrated'in Figs. 1 and 2.

It will thus be seen by this construction that I have provided a skirt having sufficient fullness at the Waist line, or which is so constructed and arranged that there is no gathering of the material when the belt is closed around the waist of the wearer, but leaves the garment entirely smooth around the hips of the wearer.

I claim: e

1. An adjustable skirt comprising a body having the edges of the back portions overlapped to form an elongated opening in the skirt, a sectional belt secured to said skirt, a cord attached to the skirt at the Waist line at each side of the elongated opening, said cords crossing in opposite directions and extending around the waist to an opening at the center front of the belt whereby the body portions are caused to adjustably overlap each other and form a closure of the elongated opening at the back, said cords having engagement with the belt and skirt at the waist line to hold it closely to the body of the wearer entirely around the waist, substantially as described. r

2. An adjustable skirt comprising a body having the elongated open edges of the back portions arranged to oi'erlap each other, a sectional belt secured to the top edge of the skirt, cords secured to the back section of the garment which cross and extend through the opening formed between the belt sections and the skirt to an opening at the 3G SAMUEL S; .SENCENBAUGH.

Witnesses ARTHUR B. RUssELL, VIVIAN RnnsnR.

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